Coatings Clinic.(Dynamic Mechanical Analysis)
This month, I am covering yet another thermal analysis technique,
called dynamic mechanical or dynamic thermal mechanical analysis (DMA or
DMTA). This technique is a classic one for characterizing . . .
Lightfastness weathering instrument.(New Products)
Atlas Material Testing Technology has overhauled its SUNTEST XLS+
weathering device. The primary focus of the redesign was to improve
flexibility and ease of use. The new device features a . . .
Adhesion promotion technology.(New Products)
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) has introduced a new adhesion
promotion technology, AdPro Plus[TM]. It has been specifically developed
to improve adhesion of Parylene conformal coatings to various . . .
Phosphate-free acid pickle.(New products)
Henkel Corporation has introduced Bonderite[R] Deoxidine[R]
216[TM], an industrial strength, phosphate-free acid pickle designed to
clean inorganic soils such as rust, laser scale, weld scale, . . .
Coating thickness measurement device.(New Products)
Oxford Instruments has designed a new instrument for the analysis
of trace elements and coating thickness. The X-Strata980 X-ray
fluorescence analyzer combines a high power X-ray tube and . . .
Floor finish binder.(New Products)
Rohm and Haas has developed a new binder, Duraplus MP Emulsion, for
the floor finish market. The multi-purpose, styrene-acrylic waterborne
copolymer can be formulated to meet strict VOC standards. . . .
Flow and leveling additive.(New Products)
Tego[R] Flow 370 has been introduced by Tego Coating Additives
& Specialty Resins. It is designed to improve the flow the leveling
in automotive, wood, coil, and industrial coatings, as well . . .
Industrial coatings pigment.(New Products)
Hunstman Pigments has added a new coating to its DELTIO[TM] pigment
product line. The DELTIO 81X pigment is the first DELTIO pigment to be
designed for specific use in industrial coatings . . .
Paint dosing system.(New Products)
Binks has introduced the Binks Magic Flow[TM], a new plural
component paint dosing system that is suitable for two-component
coatings such as epoxies or urethanes. It allows for dosing and . . .
Optically Active Pigments.(New Products)
Sherwin-Williams protective & Marine Coatings has announced
that its Opti-check[TM] Optically Active Pigments (OAP) will be
available in a variety of protective and marine coatings products. . . .
Calendar.(Calendar)
October 2008
14-15 6th International Woodcoatings Congress
Mercure Aan de Amstel Hotel
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sponsored by PRA
www.pra-world.com/conferences/woodcoatings6
20-21 . . .
Viscosity measurement focus of one-day courses.(Meetings
Update)
Brookfield Engineering, Middleboro, MA, is offering a number of
fall 2008 dates for its one-day courses, which cover the topics of
viscosity and texture management through hands-on instruction. . . .
Missouri S&T to hold paint formulation course.(Meetings
Update)
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, is
offering a short course entitled "Introduction of Paint
Formulation" on November 3-7, 2008. The course will be held on the
Missouri S&T . . .
Seminar looks at reach registration issues.(Meetings
Update)
Ciba Expert Services, Basel, Switzerland, will host a one-day
seminar related to registration requirements for REACH. It will be held
November 20, 2008, at the Hotel Alexander Plaza in Berlin, . . .
Cal Poly winter short course slated for February 9-13.(Meetings
Update)
California Polytechnic state University, San Luis Obispo, CA, will
hold its Polymers and Coatings Winter Short Course on February 9-13,
2009. The course will primarily take place at the Embassy . . .
Pigment producers: help global paint producers meet local
needs.(Company overview)
Pigments are crucial components of paint formulations. As such,
their availability, quality, consistency, and regulatory compliance have
a significant impact on the ability of coating formulators . . .
Application of UV cure technology and progress in
photopolymerization in China.
This report summarizes the 2007 output and production values of 129
leading Chinese coatings industry companies, including 40 that produce
raw materials, 81 that manufacture UV formulations (some . . .
Enhancing productivity in coil coatings.
Sophisticated analytical instruments are vital for pursuing
research in many areas of modern science and technology. Confocal
imaging techniques provide detailed images of coating surfaces . . .
Coatings Xperience: functionalzing micropheres with coating
technology.
Hollow microspheres have been on the market for a number of years
and find uses in the paint and coating industry as fillers and
extenders, and for other functions such as reducing the density . . .
Obituary.(People in the Industry)(Obituary)
Lowell F. Wood, Bloomington, MN, a 50-year member of the
Northwestern Society (1948-1949), passed away on June 8, 2008. He was
94.
The former vice president of Frost Paint & Oil Corporation, . . .
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